Career
Born in Novara, Piedmont, Saronni turned professional in 1977. In Italy he gave birth to a famous rivalry with Francesco Moser, like those of Alfredo Binda with Learco Guerra, and Fausto Coppi with Gino Bartali. He competed in the team pursuit event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
His final sprint was so impressive that it gained him the nickname of "Goodwood rifle-shot".
At the beginning of 1983 another striking sprint gave him the Milan–San Remo classic, after three consecutive second places in that race. This was Saronni"s last great classics victory.
Saronni serves as the general manager of the Lampre cycling team 1977–1979: SCIC
1980–1981: Gis
1982–1988: Delegate Tongo
1989: Malvor
1990: Diana-Colnago
Grand Tours overall classification results timeline
World Development = Withdrew.